Baby-jumper and swing



(No Model.)

M. M. RAYMOND.

BABY JUMPER. AND SWING.

No. 279,432. Patented June 12,1883.

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wire suspending device to form a neat, sim- UNITED STATES MURRAY M.RAYMOND, or 00mm, PENNSYLVANIA.

BABY-JUMPER AN D SWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,432, dated June 12,I883,

Application filed November 16. 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MURRAY M. RAYMOND, of Corry, in the county of Erieand State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Baby-Jumperand Swing, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention consists of a contrivance of a ple, and efficicntseat-frame, back-rest, and arm-supports, together with an arrangement ofseat-body adapted to the said frame, the whole making a more convenientand better jumper than others now in use, all as hereinafter fullydescribed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisspecification, in which the figure represents my improved babyjumper andswing in perspective view.

I use an ordinary coiled suspending-spring, a, and strap b to suspendthe jumper from the ceiling or other object for the connection of theattaching-screw eye 0, and employ a steel or other spring-wire for theframe, making a loop of the said wire, terminating in a hookeye, (I, ateach end, both of which hooks are arranged to connect in the lower endof the adjusting strap b together. From the said hook-eyes the two partsof the wire spring apart and bow or curve to one side in the, suspendingparts e, and then return across the suspensionline of the spring c andstrap b, forming arms f of the seat-frame. Thence by sharp return-bendsat g said parts form sides h to the seat-frame and back thereto at i, towhich any approved leather, canvas, or other webbing, j, ofsuitablematerial is to be con= nected bystraps kl or other devices inany suitable manner.

The strap lis extended over the lap-space from side to side ofthe'wireframe as ameans of securing the child against falling out, andanother strap, m, is stretched up from the bent bottom between the sidesof the seat, and connected to strap Z at the middle, if desired, to beadjusted'between the legs of the child as a further means of safety.

It will be seen that by the bow shape of the wire loop at e the seatfalls directly under the .point of suspension and thus balancesproperly, and also that by such form of the wires the seat is moreaccessible than when suspended by hangers of cords and other devicesfalling in'straight lines. It will also be seen that the construction ofthe device by simply shaping the single wire is very simple and cheap.

The strap Z may be made to spring the sides of the'seat-frame towardeach other and allow them to swing apart, according as the seat isrequired to be wide or narrow.

When the child is seated securely in the jumper, and when the spring isnot forcibly expanded to raise and lower or jump the child, theelasticity of the spring a will give the jumper all the advantages of aneasy-chair for the comfort of its occupant.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The seat-frame of a baby-jumper, consistingof a wire loop'shaped atone end to be suspended thereby and at the other end to form theseat-support, the arms, and the back of the jumper, substantially asspecified.

2. The seat-frame of a baby-jumper, consistingof a wire loop shaped intoa hook or eye, d,.at one end, a seat-back, 6, sides 71, and armsf at theother end, and the parts (2 e, connecting these ends, both bentbackward, as shown and-described.

3. The combination, with the frame of 'a baby-jumper, consisting ofawire loop shaped to form the suspending-hook, the arms, sides, and backthereof, of a seat suspended to the sides and back, as shown anddescribed.

4. The combination, with the frame of a babyj'uinper, consisting of awire loop shaped, as described, and a seat supported thereby, of across-strap connecting the arms of the j umper, and an adjustable middlestrap connecting the front edge of the seat with said cross-strap, asand for the purpose specified.

MURRAY M. RAYMOND.

Witnesses:

O. RANNEY, LEWIS CROSBY.

